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Ohio attorney general warns student protesters in masks could face felony charges under anti-KKK law
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s top lawyer has advised the state’s public universities that a law written to deter Ku Klux Klan demonstrations could be used to impose felony charges… Read More
![Protesters gather at Mirror Lake on Ohio State University's campus demanding the university disinvest from funding sources related to Israel and their war in Gaza against Hamas](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/npr.brightspotcdn-2-e1715182637280-900x422.webp)
Pro-Palestine protesters want universities to divest from Israel, but that can’t happen in Ohio
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Pro-Palestine protesters at universities around the country have been demanding those institutions withdraw investments in Israel or companies with ties to Israel. But they… Read More
![Athens City Council discussing a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screenshot-2-e1708532939724-900x422.png)
Athens City Council passes a resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza
By: Jack Greene
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In the third packed meeting in a row, Athens City Council passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Members voted 4-2 in… Read More
![Athens City Hall is seen in Athens, Ohio, on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. [Joseph Scheller | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062221_CityHall_002-scaled-e1632322166288-900x422.jpg)
Athens City Council appears reluctant to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas
By: Jack Greene
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – In a packed meeting, Athens City Council members discussed whether it is their place to pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas…. Read More
![Students host dueling rallies at a college campus over the conflict in Gaza.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gettyimages-1732191503-b8cfb19f1f76ccd08b83b1d1315da6edc9ce8cb3-scaled-e1699130412924-900x422.jpg)
Families face difficult task of talking to kids about Israel-Hamas war
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — In the last few weeks, horrific images have emerged from Israel and the Gaza Strip, many involving young people. Here in the U.S., Jewish and… Read More
![Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to U.S. Congress, was running for president in 1972 when she had a remarkable interaction with the pro-segregation George Wallace, then governor of Alabama. Her efforts to build bridges with him ultimately changed his point of view. She's pictured here giving a speech at Laney Community College during her presidential campaign.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/gettyimages-1172275051-4381de7eca071b0d66aead7f5ac48a6a42a098ab-scaled-e1699109414691-900x422.jpg)
Lessons from brain science — and history’s peacemakers — for resolving conflicts
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Deeply entrenched conflicts are dividing the world – and many people’s social circles. The violence in Israel and Gaza is triggering often overheated discussions among friends,… Read More
![A man holds up an Israeli flag as Columbia University students participate in a rally in support of Palestine at the university on October 12 in New York City.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/gettyimages-1732239496-c6bb208c0ccca6ff27527a16400cd42017d5ca22-scaled-e1697310159537-900x422.jpg)
U.S. students are clashing over the Israel-Hamas war. What can colleges do?
By: Rachel Treisman | Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The violence in Israel and Gaza has heightened tensions on college campuses across the U.S., as students, staff, and administrators grapple with how to respond. Pro-Israel… Read More